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Claire Ladds is a UK author of psychological literary fiction and short stories. Her work spans a range of genres and tones, from the emotional and introspective to the dark-edged and suspenseful.

Claire's writing is character-driven, exploring the murky depths of the psyche. She enjoys delving into the morally grey thoughts, actions and emotions of her characters, forcing them to confront their own realities. Claire is the author of several novels, including THE SECRETS THAT HAUNT US, HERS OR MINE, and the DARKER MINDS series.

Claire's short fiction has been published in literary and commercial magazines, and in anthologies. Her short story collection, THE REASON FOR EVERYTHING, houses a number of her prize- and competition-winning stories.

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Curtain: Poirot’s Last Case (Read Christie Challenge, August 2026): Book Containing a Beloved Duo

Bringing Poirot and Hastings full circle in this way brings with it a heavy weight of memory, a remembering (and misremembering) of the past, and the realisation that much has happened since this duo first teamed up in a detecting capacity. A huge sense of loss bears down upon the book throughout: that of time, of Hastings' now deceased wife, and most particularly of Poirot's physical capability, Read more of this blog post »

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	The Reason for Everything: and other short stories by Claire Ladds (Goodreads Author), Melanie Moor (Illustrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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